Patents by Inventor Tai-Cheng Chen

Tai-Cheng Chen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8421725
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat display device and a manufacture method thereof. The flat display device includes a flat display module, a front cover, an auxiliary support, a back cover set, and a circuit board. The back cover set includes a sub-cover and a main back cover, wherein the circuit board is disposed on the inner surface of the sub-cover. The front cover has a display opening for an active area of the flat display module to be exposed outside the display opening and present images through the display opening. The main back cover includes a opening for part of the sub-cover to pass through and be exposed outside the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Chen, Seng-Chieh Chen, Chih-Kang Wu
  • Publication number: 20100141567
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat display device and a manufacture method thereof. The flat display device includes a flat display module, a front cover, an auxiliary support, a back cover set, and a circuit board. The back cover set includes a sub-cover and a main back cover, wherein the circuit board is disposed on the inner surface of the sub-cover. The front cover has a display opening for an active area of the flat display module to be exposed outside the display opening and present images through the display opening. The main back cover includes a opening for part of the sub-cover to pass through and be exposed outside the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Chen, Seng-Chieh Chen, Chih-Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 7689732
    Abstract: The invention provides a method improving flexibility of at least one direct memory access (DMA) channel. The at least one DMA channel is used by a plurality of DMA engines of a first device to direct data transmission between the plurality of DMA engines of the first device and a second device. An explanatory embodiment of the method comprises: allowing any of a plurality of DMA engines to use any of the at least one DMA channels, and enabling some of the plurality of DMA engines to share a target channel if some of the plurality of DMA engines simultaneously compete for the target channel, one of the at least one DMA channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Chen, Tai-Cheng Chen, Ming-Yih Duh, Li-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20070204073
    Abstract: The invention provides a method improving flexibility of at least one direct memory access (DMA) channel. The at least one DMA channel is used by a plurality of DMA engines of a first device to direct data transmission between the plurality of DMA engines of the first device and a second device. An explanatory embodiment of the method comprises: allowing any of a plurality of DMA engines to use any of the at least one DMA channels, and enabling some of the plurality of DMA engines to share a target channel if some of the plurality of DMA engines simultaneously compete for the target channel, one of the at least one DMA channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Chen, Tai-Cheng Chen, Ming-Yih Duh, Li-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 7012926
    Abstract: A packet receiving-transmitting method is provided for use on a packet-switching network, such as Ethernet, for the purpose of handling packets more efficiently than the prior art. By this method, each received packet is stored in a packet buffer of a fixed size and associated with just one descriptor. Based on a threshold logical segmentation size determined by the network protocol, each packet buffer is partitioned into a plurality of segments, each having an ending point linked to an Early Receive/Transmit interrupt signal with the ending point of the packet buffer being linked to an OK interrupt signal. In response to each Early Receive/Transmit interrupt signal, the packet data stored are retrieved and forwarded; and in response to the OK interrupt signal, all the remaining packet data in the packet buffer are retrieved and forwarded. After this a write-back operation is performed on the associated descriptor so as to reset the descriptor to unused status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Weng, Kuo-Ching Chen, Tai-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 6992989
    Abstract: A method for solving a mismatched negotiation result between an auto-negotiation mode and an enforce mode in an Ethernet. The method is applied to a local device with an auto-negotiation mode, the local device is connected to a remote device, and the local device has a plurality of registers including at least an auto-negotiation advertisement register (ANAR) for recording information advertised to the remote device by the local device, and an auto-negotiation link partner ability register (ANLPAR) for recording an ability of the remote device. First, turn on the auto-negotiation mode. The contents of the ANAR register are set according to a transmission mode enforced by a user when the remote device is in the auto-negotiation mode, and then the auto-negotiation mode is restarted. Next, the contents of the ANAR and the ANLPAR registers are determined whether they are matched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Chen, Teng-sheng Yu
  • Patent number: 6532537
    Abstract: A method of remote booting of a client computer in a LAN. The client computer downloads the drivers and the operating systems needed from the server through a coupled PCI network interface card. The driver is provided with a detecting program. When the client computer downloads and executes the first operating system, a hardware interrupt signal is cleared and the booting procedures can be completed successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Chen, Zuo-Jun Shih
  • Patent number: 6513076
    Abstract: A method of detecting peripheral components for a computer system to effectively start a driver of the peripheral component connected to the bus. By scanning all the buses orderly to detect the peripheral components connected to the buses, the peripheral components can be effectively used. The method can further be applied for the peripheral components connected to the PCI uses, the hierarchy structure formed by the PCI to PCI bridge to start the drivers of the peripheral components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Tai-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20020039354
    Abstract: A method for solving a mismatched negotiation result between an auto-negotiation mode and an enforce mode in an Ethernet. The method is applied to a local device with an auto-negotiation mode, the local device is connected to a remote device, and the local device has a plurality of registers including at least an auto-negotiation advertisement register (ANAR) for recording information advertised to the remote device by the local device, and an auto-negotiation link partner ability register (ANLPAR) for recording an ability of the remote device. First, turn on the auto-negotiation mode. The contents of the ANAR register are set according to a transmission mode enforced by a user when the remote device is in the auto-negotiation mode, and then the auto-negotiation mode is restarted. Next, the contents of the ANAR and the ANLPAR registers are determined whether they are matched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Tai-Cheng Chen, Teng-Sheng Yu
  • Publication number: 20010007565
    Abstract: A packet receiving-transmitting method is provided for use on a packet-switching network, such as Ethernet, for the purpose of handling packets more efficiently than the prior art. By this method, each received packet is stored in a packet buffer of a fixed size and associated with just one descriptor. Based on a threshold determined by the network protocol, each packet buffer is partitioned into a plurality of segments, each having an ending point linked to an Early Receive/Transmit interrupt signal with the ending point of the packet buffer being linked to an OK interrupt signal. In response to each Early Receive/Transmit interrupt signal, the packet data stored are retrieved and forwarded; and in response to the OK interrupt signal, all the remaining packet data in the packet buffer are retrieved and forwarded. After this a write-back operation is performed on the associated descriptor so as to reset the descriptor to unused status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Weng, Kuo-Ching Chen, Tai-Cheng Chen